Nine "C's" of Leadership

In his book "Where Have All The Leaders Gone?" Lee Iacocca shares his list of qualities that a leader needs to have:

A leader has to show CURIOSITY. He has to listen to people outside his "Yes, sir" crowd in his inner circle. He has to read voracioulsy, because the world is a big, complicated place. If a leader never steps outside his comfort zone to hear different ideas, he grows stale.

A leader has to be CREATIVE, go out on a limb, be willing to try something different. You know, think outside the box.

A leader has to COMMUNICATE.

A leader has to be a person of CHARACTER. That means knowing the difference between right and wrong and having the guts to do the right thing.

A leader must have COURAGE.

A leader must have CONVICTION - a fire in your belly. You've got to have passion!

A leader should have CHARISMA. I'm not talking about being flashy. Charisma is the quality that makes people want to follow you. It's the ability to inspire. People follow a leader because they trust him.

A leader has to be COMPETENT. You've got to know what your doing.

You can't be a leader if you don't have COMMON SENSE.

That's a good list. It's good to ask ourselves ourselves some tough questions ever now and then. Things like - am I being an effective leader? Am I exicted to preach every Sunday?

Am I being creative in my preaching? In my ministry? In my small group? In the way I teach my Sunday school class?

Am I showing courage or just taking the easy way out in order to keep my job?

Ask yourself some tough questions today! Self examanation is good for the soul.